{"id":18093,"date":"2024-11-21T07:46:36","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T07:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=18093"},"modified":"2024-11-21T07:46:36","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T07:46:36","slug":"white-house-to-get-its-first-ever-crypto-advisor-trump-team-explores-new-policy-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=18093","title":{"rendered":"White House To Get Its First-Ever Crypto Advisor? Trump Team Explores New Policy Position"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to a Bloomberg report, President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s transition team is considering the establishment of a new White House position dedicated exclusively to crypto policy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This development coincides with growing speculation about the inclusion of pro-crypto leaders in key positions within the new administration, as Trump\u2019s advocacy for digital assets has been evident during his presidential campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trump\u2019s Plan To Reshape Crypto Policy<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Per the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-11-20\/trump-team-mulls-creating-first-ever-white-house-crypto-role\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, sources familiar with the transition efforts indicate that Trump\u2019s team is actively vetting candidates for this unprecedented role, which would mark the first time a position focused solely on crypto has been created in the White House.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, Bloomberg notes that the exact nature of the position, whether it will be a senior staff role or a \u201ccrypto czar\u201d overseeing federal policy and regulation, remains uncertain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advocates within the industry are pushing for the new role to maintain a direct line of communication with Trump, emphasizing the importance of having a strong voice in the administration to represent digital asset interests.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During his campaign, Trump actively engaged with the crypto community and promised to take<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/manhattan-prosecutors-revise-crypto-crime-tactics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a more favorable stance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> towards the industry, which could lead to further adoption and approval of new investment vehicles beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The President-elect has also expressed intentions to remove current Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/gensler-final-push-crypto-regulation-key-remarks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gary Gensler<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who has a record of regulation through enforcement, and to create a new presidential advisory council focused on digital asset.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interestingly, Bloomberg revealed on Wednesday that industry representatives, whose names were not disclosed, are currently positioning themselves for potential roles on this council.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meetings With Industry Leaders\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discussions about the proposed crypto role have included consideration of appointing an individual to lead a small staff that would serve as a link between Congress, the White House, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/blackrock-backs-strategic-bitcoin-reserve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">regulatory agencies <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">such as the SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This position would reportedly play a critical role in shaping cryptocurrency policy and fostering communication between different government agencies. Yet, there has been no further information on the matter or official statements from the transition team of the 47th President of the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trump\u2019s engagement with the digital asset sector has included multiple meetings with executives from Bitcoin mining companies and cryptocurrency <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/bitcoin-ethereum-now-treasury-reserves-for-cosmos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">exchanges<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, as well as a speech at the National Bitcoin conference in July.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bloomberg also disclosed that in recent days, crypto allies have visited Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago resort, where transition team members are conducting interviews and personnel discussions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among those allegedly meeting with Trump was Brian Brooks, a former executive at Coinbase and Binance.US, who is also being considered for the SEC chair position.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, Bitcoinist reported that Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, spoke with Trump this week, underscoring the administration\u2019s outreach to leading figures in the digital asset market.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1814px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/x\/Qjcb46o8\/\" alt=\"Crypto\" width=\"1814\" height=\"858\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 1D chart shows the total crypto market cap valuation reaching the $3 trillion milestone. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/chart\/7W2R5XTA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">TOTAL on TradingView.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Featured image from DALL-E, chart from TradingView.com\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr style=\"border-top: 2px solid #ccc; margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p><em>Source: <\/em> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/politics.einnews.com\/article\/762462491\/S0LPX4Q_zUrREEFF?ref=rss&amp;ecode=kmfm9fDbRbj4OPCJ\">politics.einnews.com\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a Bloomberg report, President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s transition team is considering the establishment of a new White House position dedicated exclusively to crypto policy.\u00a0 This development coincides with growing speculation about the inclusion of pro-crypto leaders in key positions within the new administration, as Trump\u2019s advocacy for digital assets has been evident during his [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18093"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18093\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}